Kyivstar launches first 5G pilot in Lviv as Ukraine enters fifth year of war

KYIV: ⁠Kyivstar has launched a 5G test zone in the city of Lviv, marking the company’s first local 5G pilot in Ukraine as it seeks to advance infrastructure development across ‌the country entering ‌its fifth year of war with Russia.

The telecom operator, working under a framework established by the Ministry ‌of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, said on Monday it planned to soon expand its testing to war-hit cities of Kharkiv, near the Russian border, and Borodianka, outside Kyiv.